Beer can opener



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ApplieationJanuary 25, 1949, Serial No.

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates tocan openers, and more particularly to a device for opening cans containing beer and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which will open beer cans so that a person can conveniently drink the beer or beverage, from the can.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device for easily and quickly opening beer cans, and which will ensure that there are no dangerous burrs projecting from. the can, whereby the user can safely drink the beer from the can.

A further object of the invention is to provide a can opener which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of the can opener, according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure l, and illustrating in broken lines the beer can;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to Figure 3, but showing the position of the cutter at the beginning of the cutting operation;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the cutter;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the cutter.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral l designates a horizontally-disposed base which has its central portion cut away, as at II, to define a seat for receiving therein a can of beer [2, or the like, which is to be opened. Projecting upwardly from the base i0 is a verticallydisposed standard or brace 13 which may be curved to conform to the contour of the can to be opened. A semi-cylindrical shield or cover I4 is arranged in spaced relation above the base l0 and the shield I4 is secured toor formed integrally with the top of the standard l3.

A horizontally-disposed shaft is rotatably supported by the shield l4, and for causing rotary movement of the shaft I5, a handle I6 is provided. The handle [6 has a socket l1, Figure 2, formed in one end for receiving therein a portion of the shaft [5, and a rivet l8, Figure I (Cl. Bil-) which projects the shaft l5. The plate 28 has a sharp beveled cutting edge 23, and this cutting edge is so shaped or cut away as to define an intermediate projecting cutting tip 24.

In use, the can of beer to be opened is supported on the base Ill and the handle [6 and cutter l9 positioned as shown in Figure 4. Then' a portion '25 of the can top will be bent back,

as shown in Figure 3, so that the beer, or other beverage, can be conveniently drunk from the can. As the cutter [9 moves down into the can, the arcuate plate will bend back any dangerous burrs which project from the edge of the can.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

In a can opener, a horizontally disposed base having its central portion cut away to define a seat for receiving therein a can, a vertically disposed curved standard projecting upwardly from said base, a semicylindrical shield arranged in spaced relation above said base and secured to the upper end of said standard, a horizontally disposed shaft rotatably supported by said shield, a handle provided with a socket on one end thereof for receiving therein an end of said shaft, a securing element for maintaining said shaft and handle connected togethen'an arcuatelyshaped plate provided with a pair of opposed ears, each of said ears being provided with an aperture for the projection therethrough of said shaft, said plate having a sharp cutting edge, said cut-- ting edge being shaped to define a centrally located cutting tip, said tip extending below the longitudinal center of the handle so that as the handle is pressed downward said tip will enter and puncture the can.

ARTHUR JENSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,996,550 Sampson et a1 Apr. 2, 1935 2,284,066 Ostrander May 26, 1942 

